The Epic Series is a series of mountain bike stage races held around the world. The most prestigious race is the Cape Epic. The other five functions as qualifier for it.
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| Race details | |
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| Date | March–December |
| Region | |
| Discipline | Mountain bike racing |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Various |
| Web site | [[1] www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2018 |
History
editIn 2018, the parliament of the Canton of Grisons signed a four-year contract with the Swiss Epic that they spend 300.000 CHF each year.[1] They will become a good pendant to the Cape Epic.[2]
Races
edit| Name | Est. | Month | Region | Country | Stages | Legend | Qualifier | Triple Crown |
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| Cape Epic | 2004 | March - April | Western Cape |  South Africa |
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| Port to Port | 2014 | late May | Newcastle |  Australia |
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| Reef to Reef | 2018 | mid August | North Queensland | Australia |
4 | |
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| Swiss Epic | 2014 | late August - early September |  Grisons
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 Switzerland |
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| Cape to Cape | 2008 | mid October | Western Australia | Australia |
4 | |
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| The Pioneer | 2016 | late November - early December | Southern Alps |  New Zealand |
6 | |
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Source:[3]
Qualifications
editPerformance Allocation
editThe winners of the men's, women's, mixed, Masters and Grand Masters receive a spot at the following Cape Epic. The second placed teams of the Swiss Epic receive also a spot.[4]
Draw Allocation
editOne spot per category will be drawn at the final days. Only finisher of the event and no winner's are able to win the spot.[5]
Epic Series Legend Race
editThe three big races Cape Epic, Swiss Epic and The Pioneer are so called Legend Races.[6]
Epic Legend Medal
editBikers who finished all three Legend races receive the Epic Legend Medal.
| Accomplish at | Name | Country | Cape | Swiss | Pioneer | Duration | In one Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Swiss Epic | Minter Barnard | Australia |
2011 | 2018 | 2016 | 7 years, 5 months and 12 days | |
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| 2018 Swiss Epic | Haley van Leeuwen | New Zealand |
2018 | 2018 | 2017 | 1 year, 7 months and 4 days | 2018 | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Timothy Hammond | South Africa |
2016 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days | 2018 | [8] |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Peter Felber | Switzerland |
2018 | 2016 | 2018 | 2 years, 2 months and 13 days |
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| 2018 The Pioneer | David Wright | South Africa |
2013 | 2018 | 2018 | 5 years, 8 months and 6 days |
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| 2018 The Pioneer | Enrico Theuns |  Netherlands |
2012 | 2014 | 2018 | 6 years, 7 months and 29 days |
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| 2018 The Pioneer | Chak Shing Cheng |  Hong Kong |
2014 | 2018 | 2018 | 4 years, 8 months and 10 days | 2018 | |
| 2018 The Pioneer | Alan Gordon | South Africa |
2016 | 2018 | 2018 | 2 years, 8 months and 10 days |
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| 2019 Cape Epic | Alexander Donaldson | New Zealand |
2019 | 2018 | 2018 | 6 months and 9 days | |
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| 2019 Cape Epic | Kylie Burrows | New Zealand |
2019 | 2016 | 2016 | 2 years, 6 months and 7 days |
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References
edit- ^ "1,5 Millionen für "einzigartige Mountainbike-Veranstaltung"" [1,5 million for a "unique mountain bike event"]. Die Südostschweiz (in German). 2018-08-23. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Garantiert weitere Gäste in Graubünden" [Guaranteed more guests in Grisons]. Die Südostschweiz (in German). 2018-08-21. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Series-races". Epic Series. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Swiss Epic is an absa Cape Epic Qualifier". Swiss Epic. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Cape Epic Qualification". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Epic Legends". Epic Series. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Five riders are in line to earn Epic Legend medals if they complete #ThePioneer 2018!". Facebook. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Hammond and van Leeuwen make Epic Series history – six new Epic Legends at The Pioneer 2018". Epic Series. 2018-11-30. Archived from the original on 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Old and new Epic Legends reflect on remarkable week at Absa Cape Epic". Epic Series. 2019-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-27.